this is a troll topic created by troll OP, obviously, but should be interesting discussion.
I always start off by conceding the facts that have been stated by others.
Existence of rallies,programs,prevention strategies focusing on internal problems within the Black community, including Black on Black violence? FACTS. There are threads on the forum where we link to articles/videos about them. Mainstream media doesn't show up but any given weekend these things take place in EVERY major city normally lead by clergy.I'd bet money that in any given month more people attend all of these types of events than BLM events in a given state.These events get covered on local AM radio and that's it.
Most of the problems in Black community directly related to "illegitimate births" and lack of nuclear families? FACTS. No dodging this truth.
Now, since we are having an open honest discussion, anybody who is Black, grew up with Blacks, or familiar with Black communities knows that most of the leaders in our communities have and continue to be members of clergy. I've said for years that religious leaders are ill equipped to realistically deal with modern day issues within the communities. They are held back by religious doctrine when BIRTH CONTROL,Family planning and ABORTION have to be discussed...and obviously those matters HAVE to be discussed.
That's actually something I've never been able to figure out about the black community. Many of them are religious, Christian believing people who attend church every Sunday. And yet they often seem to throw those beliefs out the window when it comes to politics, led as they are by local religious leaders that are more politically than spiritually driven.
Blacks continue to vote Democrat overwhelmingly even though the Democrats are the ones who are pro-abortion and a HUGE portion of babies aborted every year are black. Do "black lives matter" to them? They also have the increasing problem of the Democrats becoming even more secular than they've been and the party embracing the gay agenda. Like abortion, this conflicts with their Christian values.
Judging from some of your past posts, getthesenets, you're of a more "progressive," secular bent anyway so this may not be a problem for you. But it's a conflict for many others or at least should be. The church leaders in the black communities should be teaching and encouraging sex only within marriage and keeping the family strong - the lack of which has been the #1 problem in the black community - not throwing Christian teachings out the window even more by encouraging abortions.
